Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 11AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 154 | 147 | 269 | 240 | 215 | 192 | 129 | 124 | 121 | 130 | 127 | 101 | 116 | 124 | 237 | 403 | 356 | 278 | 210 | 181 | 156 | 89 | 67 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:34PM1.94m | 00:56AM1.82m | 1:31PM2.02m | 1:52AM1.89m | 2:26PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08AM0.18m | 6:48PM0.24m | 7:06AM0.10m | 7:45PM0.17m | 8:03AM0.03m | 8:41PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 51 | 147 | 90 | 115 | 92 | 105 | 114 | 61 | 121 | 130 | 127 | 101 | 116 | 88 | 237 | 403 | 356 | 278 | 210 | 181 | 156 | 89 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 154 | 40 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 129 | 124 | 46 | 39 | 30 | 25 | 17 | 124 | 169 | 118 | 112 | 84 | 82 | 61 | 43 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 4 | SE 12 | SE 13 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 72 | 41 | 56 | 18 | 15 | 22 | 26 | 50 | 48 | 44 | 3 | 50 | 61 | 11 | 7 | 35 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 25 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 64 | 52 | 269 | 240 | 215 | 192 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 37 | 26 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 99 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 216 |
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